Basketball season ticket sales in high gear with opener looming

Oct 20, 2010

Season tickets offer savings from $39 to $70 per
ticket

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – With just two weeks remaining before the
season-opening doubleheader in Eblen Center, Tennessee Tech
Athletics has shifted into high gear with its 2010-11 basketball
season ticket sales.

The home schedule features 31 home games, and that has fans
excited, according to Mark Wilson, TTU Director of Athletics.

“Our fans are not only excited about the start of a new
basketball season, but they really like the home schedules and how
many opportunities they will have to come out and watch the
women’s and men’s teams in Eblen Center,” Wilson
said.

“Our coaches did a great job in developing their schedules,
and both our fans and our student-athletes are looking forward to
playing that many games at home,” he said. “We
think the outlook is outstanding for both teams, there’s a
lot of enthusiasm and the attitude is really contagious, and
it’s showing up in our ticket sales.”

The home season gets underway on Thursday, Nov. 4, with a
doubleheader of exhibition games. The women tip things off at 5:30
p.m. by hosting Bryan College. The men’s team hosts
Carson-Newman College in the second game of the evening.

The first regular season home games come in mid-November. Coach
Sytia Messer’s squad hosts Alabama A&M on Monday, Nov.
15, at 7 p.m. A week later, coach Mike Sutton’s men’s
team hosts Appalachian State on Tuesday, Nov. 23, with a 7 p.m.
tipoff.

The women host a total of 14 home games while the men’s team
is on its home floor for 17 games.

Renewal information has been sent to all past Golden Eagle
Basketball season ticket holders, while applications for ordering
season and individual game tickets have been distributed for
potential new ticket purchases.

An adult season ticket, which admits the holder to all 31 games on
19 dates, is on sale for $120. Youth and senior season tickets are
$75 each.

A single-game ticket is $10 for adults and $6 for youth and
seniors. That makes a season ticket a money-saving option.
For an adult season ticket holder, the savings for the entire
season is $70 per ticket, while a youth or senior season ticket
represents a $39 savings per ticket.

Fans have two additional options for season tickets, including a
Family Plan and the Business Plan.

A Family Plan includes tickets for two adults and three youth for
$335, a price that is less than half of what individual game
tickets would cost.

The Business Plan includes 10 tickets to each of the 14 home games
in November and December (10 different dates) for $200. The same
number of individual game tickets for that package would cost as
much as $1,000.

“There’s no question that the Family Plan and the
Business Plan are the best deals we offer,” said Sandy
Zimmerman, Athletics Ticket Office Manager.

“We’ve seen an increase in our ticket sales over the
past few days,” she added. “With the season getting
closer, we’re hearing more and more talk about the start of
the basketball season, and it’s showing up in additional
ticket sales, including a lot of brand new ticket
holders.”

The Tech ticket office also has OVC Tournament tickets on sale at a
discounted price. With the entire conference tournament
moving to Nashville, the tournament ticket includes entry to every
session for the event, March 2-5, at the Nashville Municipal
Auditorium.

Fans who purchase an OVC Tournament Ticket from the TTU ticket
office before Jan. 1, can get the entire tournament package for
just $60 each.

To order tickets or for additional information, visit or call
the Athletics Ticket Office in Eblen Center. The office is open
weekdays from 8 a.m. to noon, and from 1 to 4:30 p.m. The phone
number is (931) 372-3940.

Tickets may also be ordered online by clicking the Tickets option
on the official Tennessee Tech Athletics website at
TTUsports.com.